Vet Times

November 2021

Latest figures show that in 2020, 92% of veterinary nurses who had their records audited had completed their required 11 hours of CPD during the year.

6 mins

BSAVA PetSavers is looking for vets, VNs and veterinary physiotherapists who are involved – or have been involved – with senior dog preventive health care to take part in survey.

5 mins

Veterinary practices using Covetrus’ RoboVet practice management software can now accept appointments from their websites straight into their RoboVet calendar in real time.

3 mins

Protection zones have been placed around the villages of Leeming Bar in North Yorkshire and Salwick in Lancashire following confirmation of the H5N1 strain in both areas. 

2 mins

Radiography, ultrasonography, CT and MRI are part of new series of leaflets designed for sharing with owners.

3 mins

MSD Animal Health’s Bovilis Rotavec Corona is being switched from glass to polyethylene terephthalate vials, which are more durable and require seven times less material.

4 mins

The simulator, developed through engineering science from the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology in Finland, will be revealed at Saddle Research Trust’s 4th International Conference.

4 mins

Jurox (UK) adds to its extensive anaesthesia and analgesia portfolio with new Methadyne 10mg/ml 5ml vial size.

5 mins

Assisi Loops and Loop Lounges now available in the UK exclusively through vet-founded company Incubate Animal Health.

5 mins

Pet insurer, which became the first to become carbon neutral earlier this year, will be promoting a sustainable theme at London Vet Show.

5 mins

Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance will have talks across both days of the event on 11 and 12 November, covering wide range of OA topics.

2 mins

October 2021

RCVS is offering two streams – the Project Stream and the Policy Stream – to appeal to anyone interested in advancing knowledge of vet policy and regulation.

3 mins

More than 35 sessions and research from speakers across the world to be delivered live or via online link at two-day seminar traditionally popular with UK farm vets.

2 mins

Animalcare survey shows fewer than 3 in 10 practices run senior pet clinics while 7 in 10 respondents felt clients did not understand the benefits of regular attendance at clinics.

7 mins

Workshop held on 18 October to discuss how the accreditation process for RCVS Practice Standards Scheme can be best used to implement sustainability policies. 

7 mins

Vets and vet nurses hike more than 100km across Snowdonia to raise vital funds for the charity.

4 mins

Laurels Veterinary Surgery has completed a £350,000 project that has added cat-friendly facilities, doubled the number of dog kennels and revamped the client waiting area.

5 mins

Following on from of its inaugural CPD online meeting, diagnostics company announces another event in its free series.

4 mins

Unit supplied to referral practice will be used by charity in new centre in the Galápagos Islands, which provides free care to animals, and trains vets in India and Thailand.

4 mins

Synlab Vet, which has a base in the UK, is rolling out the ScopioVet platform in Finland and other Nordic countries, which allows vets to diagnose and treat animals in minutes.

5 mins

Vetoquinol to host three-part series to provide veterinary professionals from all disciplines with bespoke sessions designed to help tackle burnout and overcome stress.

5 mins

Emily Gorman steps into the Examination Room to discuss her pathway to becoming a VN, what it means to her, and what she hopes the impact of her research will be on the wider industry and meeting the needs of the animals it treats.

18 mins

Sam Williamson is UK country manager for Animalcare – a role that involves her coaching and motivating people to get the results they deserve. We asked her to step into the Examination Room to tell us more…

16 mins

Resources for vets from Boehringer Ingelheim include a bespoke training model udder they can use to demonstrate teat hygiene and intramammary tube application.

3 mins

Walter Dingemanse has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence after being found in possession of indecent images of young children and extreme images of animals.

8 mins

Douxo S3 Calm pads offer, says company, targeted skincare solutions to hard-to-reach areas to soothe itchy and irritated skin and maintain skin barrier.

3 mins

Nominations for the awards – created by Burgess Pet Care to recognise the efforts of the veterinary community for rabbits and guinea pigs – can now be made until 8 October.

5 mins

September 2021

Virbac has added eggshell membrane to its Veterinary HPM Joint and Mobility Clinical Diet, which is scientifically proven to be effective in reducing discomfort in dogs.

5 mins

With nights drawing in and the weather turning, company launches a campaign to warn about seasonal poisoning dangers.

3 mins

Senior vice-president Mandisa Greene hosts event as RCVS honours veterinary professionals who go “above and beyond” at its annual honours and awards evening.

6 mins